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Many people have experienced such unusual phenomena as dreams that later seem to correspond with unforeseeable events, thinking of a long-lost friend just before he or she unexpectedly calls, or the ability to "feel" the presence of deceased loved ones. What many do not realize is that these types of experiences have been researched for more than a century by eminent scientists, including Nobel laureates. Most of these researchers have concluded that some of these phenomena do occur, although we are far from explaining them to everyone's satisfaction.
This book is the first in almost 40 years to provide a comprehensive scientific overview of research in the field of parapsychology, explaining what we know and don't know about so-called psi phenomena, such as "telepathy," "precognition" or "psychokinesis." Contributors evaluate the evidence for these phenomena, accounting for factors such as selective memory, wish fulfillment and incorrect methods or analyses, in some cases offering psychological, physical and biological theories.
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Contents
Table of Contents
Preface: Reintroducing Parapsychology (Etzel Cardeña, David Marcusson-Clavertz and John Palmer)
Part One—Basic Concepts
1. An Overview of Modern Developments in Parapsychology (Nancy L. Zingrone, Carlos S. Alvarado and Gerd H. Hövelmann)
2. Parapsychology in Context: The Big Picture (Edward F. Kelly)
3. The Case Against Psi (Douglas M. Stokes)
Part Two—Research Methods and Statistical Approaches
4. Experimental Methods in Anomalous Cognition and Anomalous Perturbation Research (John Palmer)
5. Research Methods with Spontaneous Case Studies (Emily Williams Kelly and Jim B. Tucker)
6. Macro-Psychokinesis: Methodological Concerns (Graham Watkins)
7. Statistical Guidelines for Empirical Studies (Patrizio E. Tressoldi and Jessica Utts)
Part Three—Psychology and
8. Psychological Concepts of Psi Function: A Review and Constructive Critique (Rex G. Stanford)
9. States, Traits, Cognitive Variables and Psi (Etzel Cardeña and David Marcusson-Clavertz)
10. Ariadne's Thread: Meditation and Psi (Serena M. Roney-Dougal)
Part Four—Biology and
11. Psi and Biology: An Evolutionary Perspective (Richard S. Broughton)
12. Drugs and Psi Phenomena (David Luke)
Part Five—Physics and
13. Quantum Theory and Parapsychology (Brian Millar)
14. Physical Correlates of Psi (Adrian Ryan)
Part Six—Psi Phenomena: Anomalous Cognition, Perturbation and Force
15. Explicit Anomalous Cognition: A Review of the Best Evidence in Ganzfeld, Forced Choice, Remote Viewing and Dream Studies (Johann Baptista, Max Derakhshani and Patrizio E. Tressoldi)
16. Implicit Anomalous Cognition (John Palmer)
17. Psi and Psychophysiology (Dean Radin and Alan Pierce)
18. Experimental Research on Distant Intention Phenomena (Stefan Schmidt)
19. Macro-Psychokinesis (Stephen E. Braude)
20. Micro-Psychokinesis (Mario Varvoglis and Peter A. Bancel)
21. Implicit Physical Psi: The Global Consciousness Project (Roger D. Nelson)
22. Experimenter Effects in Parapsychology Research (John Palmer and Brian Millar)
Part Seven—Psi Phenomena: Research on Survival
23. Mental Mediumship (Julie Beischel and Nancy L. Zingrone)
24. Reincarnation: Field Studies and Theoretical Issues Today (Antonia Mills and Jim B. Tucker)
25. Ghosts and Poltergeists: An Eternal Enigma (Michaeleen Maher)
26. Electronic Voice Phenomena (Mark R. Leary and Tom Butler)
Part Eight—Practical Applications
27. Psi in Everyday Life: Nonhuman and Human (Rupert Sheldrake)
28. Exceptional Experiences (ExE) in Clinical Psychology (Martina Belz and Wolfgang Fach)
29. Applied Psi (Paul H. Smith and Garret Moddel)
Part Nine—To Sum It
30. On the Usefulness of Parapsychology for Science at Large (Gerd H. Hövelmann)
31. On Negative Capability and Parapsychology: Personal Reflections
(Etzel Cardeña)
About the Contributors
Index
